时间:2019-02-02 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语


英语课

 芝加哥的别名:“多风城”


来,先看段新闻:Tom Cruise loves to make a big splash in Windy City. And there the actor hopped 1 on a couch during Oprah Winfrey's show to declare his love for Katie Holmes.(影星汤姆·克鲁斯喜欢在“多风城”搞意外。他曾在“多风城”温弗丽脱口秀节目中跳上沙发,公开表白自己对凯蒂·赫尔姆斯的爱。) 如果您是汤姆·克鲁斯的影迷,知道他的求爱史,或者您很了解美国的《奥普拉脱口秀》,知道它的所在地,也许,您能够猜出“Windy city”指的是“芝加哥”。 关于芝加哥的别名,一种说法认为:windy暗示“芝加哥人的浮夸之气”。1893年,纽约和芝加哥同时竞选申办世界博览会。申办过程中,纽约人认为芝加哥过于夸大言辞,于是,《纽约太阳报》主编Charles A. Dana(查尔斯·A·达纳)写了一篇报道,抨击纽约人的windy(空话、吹牛)特性。但是,正统辞源学否认了这种说法。 据辞源记载,早在1886年,Windy city(芝加哥)的说法就已被媒体接受,而且,当时所言的windy绝无贬抑之意,而是特指芝加哥的宜人气候。每到夏季,湖区凉风阵阵,芝加哥成为美国人的避暑好去处,Windy city(多风城)由此得名。

跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花
  • He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
  • He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车,向市区开去。
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